HCC’s Brain Tumor team encompasses all of the specialists related to a patient’s individual cancer needs.  Team members gather in one place to make the patient’s care more efficient and effective. 

We review individual cases each week during Brain Tumor Board Meetings, make treatment recommendations and schedule appointments to accommodate the patient’s comfort and convenience. During these meetings, we also identify patients who would be good candidates for clinical trials. This level of thoroughness and patient focus is what makes our care unique.

The Brain Tumor team includes:

Neurosurgery:
Byron Bailey, MD
Sunil Patel, MD
Bruce Frankel, MD
Ian Johnson, MD
Istvan Takacs MD
Steven Glazier, MD
Abhay Varma, MD
Dilantha Ellegala, MD

Physician Assistants:
Rose Grady, PA-C
Blair Turnage, PA-C
Elizabeth Hapke, PA
Jennifer Marshall
Patricia Mathias

Nurses:
Margaret Brother, NP
Amy DeLambo, NP

Neuro-oncology:

Clinical Coordinators:

Neurosciences Translational Research Unit:
Marc LaPointe

Hollings Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office:
Terri Matson; Terri Thomas; Tricia Bentz; Alan Brisendine

Radiation oncology:
Joseph M Jenrette, MD
Anand K Sharma, MD
 

Neuroradiology:
Zoran Rumboldt, MD; Maria V Spampinato, MD; 
Maria Giselle Matheus, MD

Neuropathology:
Tim Smith, MD; Cynthia Welsh, MD

Neuropsychology:
Mark Wagner, MD

Epidemiology & Statistics:
Joyce Nicholas, MD
Elizabeth Garrett-Mayer, PhD

Basic Research:
Bruce Frankel, MD,Swappan Ray, PhD; Naren Banik, PhD;
Chiang Wang, Ph.D

Research nurse and study coordinators:
Bonnie Muntz-Pope BSN, RN, CNRN
Alan Brisendine